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Swizz Beatz Riffs Off 'The Crazy-Legged Guy' For New Video

Bounty Killer guests on 'Guilty,' first single from Swizz Beatz Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories.

Swizz Beatz says he's giving new meaning to the phrase "move the crowd" in his new video for "Guilty."

"We did a takeoff of the guy from the Levi's commercial, the guy with the crazy legs," he said of the Chris Robinson-directed clip that was shot last week. "It's bugged out. When people hear my music, their legs just start leaving them and start doing all types of stuff. We got it set up like we're in Jamaica. We got a New York scene where it's like we're in Harlem. We just wilding out. And I got another L.A. scene."

Swizz admitted that while it appears he accumulated frequent-flyer miles, going from location to location to film the video, he stayed in one spot. "We actually shot it all in L.A., but L.A. is so crazy I couldn't tell I wasn't in those places. Even Bounty Killer was like, 'You're Right.' "

Bounty appears in the video and as a guest on the track, which is the first single off of Swizz's debut, now titled Swizz Beatz Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories (see [article id="1451841"]"Metallica/Ja Rule, DMX, Eve, Nas Shake Up Swizz Beatz LP"[/article]). "Me and Bounty, we go way back," Swizz explained. "He's like the DMX of Jamaica. He's still a thoroughbred, he's still battling."

Swizz, who became famous making beats for such artists as Jay-Z, Limp Bizkit and, of course, his Ruff Ryders camp, may not be ready for rhyme gladiator status, but on "Guilty" — and on many of the tracks on ... G.H.E.T.T.O Stories — he graduates from closet MC to full-blown rapper (see [article id="1453274"]"Swizz Beatz Unveils Metallica/Ja Rule Track, Sets 'Guilty' Single"[/article]). The 23-year-old did feel a little trepidation about sharing his raps with the world, until he gained confidence when he took inventory of all the hit choruses he came up with.

"I had faith I could do it," he said. "I know how to get these crowds jumping. I know how to go on the stage and get everything poppin' ... When I played [the album] for other people, they be like, 'That's you?' Even Baby from Cash Money said I was better than a lot of rappers. Just like when I started making beats, nobody was taking me seriously. 'Nah, you need to stick to DJing.' If I would've listened to them, we wouldn't be talking now."

As for his upcoming production duties, he's working on new albums by Eve, Jadakiss, Busta Rhymes, Drag-On and his protégés Cassidy and Yung Wun. He has also finished tracks for upcoming LPs by Knoc-Turn'al and Styles, though he said he has no idea if he'll work on the new DMX project.

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